This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 25 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1907
Page
8
Yesterday results show Montgomery 3 and Nashville 9. Tonight Atlanta visits Birmingham while Nashville goes to Montgomery Microveport plays Little Rock and New Orleans competes with Memphis in a regional set of games.
In yesterday’s baseball recap Boston defeated Washington 4 to 2. New York opened with a win as Philadelphia topped them.
The summary lists scattered game results including New York 4 and Brooklyn 1, Cincinnati 0 vs St. Louisa a, Boston 5 and Philadelphia 6, highlighting a mixed set of early league scores with unclear placement for some teams.
Columbia edged Augusta 1 0 while Savannah topped Jacksonville 3 1 and Macon defeated Charleston 6 1 in league play.
Hol tanton the old Atlanta catcher signs with Stubenville in the P M league. Eastern league managers listed include McAlliater Duffy Kelly Kittredge Dunn and Bean all ex majors. Providence 2 Boston Nationals 1 Atlanta 10 Brooklyn 4 Springfield 6 Chicago Nationals 3. Binghamton shines in New York state league tour of Virginia cities.
Yesterday the Synod and ten college teams faced Oxford in a game won by the college side 6 to 4. Gordon and Me Caffrey anchored the colleges in the paint while Wilson and Adair led the Oxford defense and offense.
The quote argues that speaking and acting truthfully demands constant effort and precision, more a matter of will than habit. It notes that maintaining honesty is as hard as doing so under threat, and praises those who endure daily effort to sustain truth at personal cost.
William T Edmondson Jr of Anniston and Miss Mattie Bibb of Montgomery will wed at the bride’s home in Montgomery this evening in a small ceremony. Edmondson, a prominent newspaper man and military circle member, and Bibb, from a famed Southern family, plan a short bridal tour before settling in Anniston.
The Alabama Medical Association opened its annual convention in Mobile at the association auditorium led by President Dr. G H McWhorter of Rett ton. Rev A C Harte gave the opening prayer and Dr J B Nillibrew delivered the welcome.
Gadsden April 17 Marion Campbell a Mountainboro man known as a moonshiner and desperado was arrested yesterday on warrants charging burglary and grand larceny. He allegedly broke into a neighbor’s residence and fled. He posted $1,000 bond for grand jury appearance.
In New Orleans on April 16 a mob kidnapped Charlie Strauss from deputies and hanged him in the woods. Reports say shots were fired into his body after the execution following a shooting incident at Bunkie Louisiana that left five white men and two black men dead.
Mr. Walter Thompson of New Orleans is in the city today. Messrs. A. Wolf and W. F. French of Atlanta arrived this morning. FE H. Ralston of Chattanooga is here. Judge W. T. Edmondson has returned from Atlanta. Harry M. Ayers of the Evening Star is in Atlanta today.
A Raleigh dispatch reports $10,000 missing from a registered mail package en route from Wilmington, North Carolina, to New York. The loss was discovered days ago and leaked from the United States marshal's office in Raleigh.
Representative financiers from across Louisiana gather for the Louisiana bankers association annual session in Shreveport. Governor Blanchard spoke on southern development and state bank examiner W L Young addressed state bank supervision during the opening exercises.
Fast er of Alabama train wrecked just east of Montgomery when it crashed into a freight train on the passenger schedule. The engine overturned but no passenger cars left the track and no passenger was seriously injured.
A discussion debunks the old idea that the crescent moon’s horn orientation predicts wet or dry weather. It explains that the new moon horn tilt is governed by geometry, with a line between horn tips perpendicular to the sun’s direction, showing no weather correlation.
Compiled entries list key events and births across years: Faliero executed in 1355. 763 Georgia Gazette first issued. Franklin dies in 1790. Morgan born in 1837. Parkhurst born in 1842. Virginia secedes in 1861. Mackenzie dies in 1792. Turkey declares war on Greece.
Sheriff M W Woodruff testifies in Anniston that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved his backache and kidney pain after using them from J L Wikle's drug store. He notes improved kidney function and urges others to remember the name Doan's. Sold for 50 cents by Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as U S sale agents.
A patient in the St. Louis Republic narrative endures a harrowing moment as he complains of water on the brain a sinking stomach a swimming head and a floating kidney. The doctor reassures and treats him with calm professional care.
In King Solomon's Mines Rider Haggard erred by placing a lunar eclipse at new moon instead of full. Astronomer Richard Proctor urged writers to be exact when describing scientific phenomena to avoid misleading readers.
Elam, Ordway and Houser announce Foley's Honey and Tar is unaffected by the National Pure Food and Drug Law because it contains no opiates or harmful drugs. They recommend it as a safe remedy for children and adults.
Arrangements for a second conference of cotton growers and manufacturers have been completed. The meeting aims to strengthen ties between grower and manufacturer and secure consensus and authorization from the organizations. A special train will depart New York Oct 3, visit Washington Charlotte Spartensburg and arrive in Atlanta Oct 6, then tour Anniston Birmingham Greenville New Orleans Houston Gal veston Memphis St Louis Chicago and Niagara Falls before returning Oct 20.
The article promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup as a remedy for chronic constipation, claiming it stimulates the liver and bowels and restores natural bowel action. It emphasizes the product is mild and pleasant, warns against substitutes, and is credited to Elam, Ordway & Houser.
The text lists four precautionary measures commonly advised: avoid certain fruits like bananas and mangoes, limit whisky and other strong liquors, restrict exposure to night air, and take quinine pills as a preventive.
An old health claim suggests heavy impure blood causes pimply complexions headaches and nausea while thin blood weakens the sufferer. Burdock Blue Bitters is advertised to enrich the blood making it red and restoring perfect health.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.